Are you a worn out woman???

Here is a quiz I found in the book "the worn out woman" by dr Steven Stephens and Alice Gray:

Take the temperature of your life when it comes to stress overload!

Read thru the list and check off each item you have experienced more than once in the past week.

-you get irritable or impatient over little things

-you have a hard time getting to sleep or staying asleep

-you seem overly emotional

-your body sometimes feels so wound up that you can't relax

-you think, if I can just get thru this, then I'm going to do some things I really want to do

-you get frustrated at how forgetful you are

-you are easily distracted, even from things you enjoy

-your friends say you are moody

-you run out of energy before the day is done

-you find it hard to make definite decisions or to stick to them once they are made

-you get fed up when things take longer than you plan

-you find yourself eating when u really aren't hungry

-you avid spending g time with family or friends because they just take too much energy

-you feel like nothing sounds fun or exciting

-you enjoy the adrenaline rush of last minute deadlines

-you are not working up to your normal ability

-you find that worry distracts you from reaching your goals

-you have trouble delegating tasks because you think you can so them better

If u checked....     Your stress level is probably.....

1-6.                       Mild to moderate -be careful

7-12                      Serious- May need to make some changes

13-18.                    Severe-get help now!!!

The worn out woman

I am beginning a book devotional. "The worn out woman" by dr Steve Stephens and Alice Gray. 

I thought I would share some of the things from my reading.

  I am worn to a raveling. -Beatrix Potter

Comments shared by women at a retreat about their personal weariness and frustrations :

*most days I feel overwhelmed

*i want to run away and start over

*ive wished my life away

*i hardly experience intimate or tender moments with The Lord 

*my days are filled with things I don't want to do

*when I read the bible it's out of habit rather than desire

*the joy and excitement are gone

*i wake up feeling discouraged

*ive taken on responsibilities that I never wanted

*i feel like I'm missing me but maybe it's God I'm missing

I can totally relate to each of these comments. The stresses from the battles in my mind are cAusing me extreme physical disabilities and it is getting worse. I really have to let go and let God but I am not sure how to totally surrender. I desire to practice forgiveness until I see no offense in my offenders and yet that is a very very hard thing to actually do!

I am sick of "race-pace" mode!!

I want balance!

The worn out woman has many sisters! 

We believe no one can unclutter her life without uncluttering her heart as well. 

I want to dig deeper into why I feel worn out!

I'm going to take the love that comes my way and hold on to it for dear life. Sometimes we don't need new scenery, just new eyes. - dawn miller

There is hope !!!

Diabetes rocked our world

It was always something we took for granted, all of us being able to eat whatever we wanted. It wasn't something we thought about. We planned our meals from the many cook books I own and ate accordingly. Happy happy joy joy then wham!!! Mr Faulk you are diabetic!!! Delivered just like the death sentance we believed the words to be. 

We had heard of diabetes and I knew someone who had diabetes and couldn't eat chocolate. Where do we go from here? 

Our doctor is a specialist in diabetes. He told us to fill the prescription meds and blood sugar monitor and attend the diabetic class's when the hospital representative called to schedule them. He told us with proper exercise and diet modification that Doug could possibly return to regular blood sugar levels. 

What does that mean??? We googled diabetes and became more terrified as we tried to plow through the very large volume of information about diabetes. Friends who knew someone with diabetes tried giving advice, and we did appreciate it, but really we just needed to figure out what we had to do. What changes did we need to make?? 

We didn't make any. Seriously. The results weren't too amazing either. Doug slipped into bed because he couldn't eat like we had been, and the high blood sugar made him irritable and sleepy, combined with his narcolepsy and sleep apnea and he was exhausted ! His restrictive lung disease causes his lungs to function similar to an 80 year old man, and so any exercise left him so out of breath it made him miserable. He remained in bed almost three weeks. He gained weight. Very very bad facts for any diabetic. 

I remembered his cousin telling us about the Daniel fast , so I looked it up! I bought two books about it without Doug's knowledge and then just came into our room and woke him up!! I read the idea of the Daniel fast and several testimonials. He agreed to try it .. After all... We were desperate!! 

He basically could only have fruit and vegetables for 21days. Sounds simple but oh it was not!!! We researched recipes to complement the Daniel fast And little by little ... He began to shed inches in the belly and face. He began exercising 30 minutes on our elliptical. Five minutes at a time spread out during the day! It worked for us!!! 

We did attend the diabetic classes, he had two weeks remaining on the Daniel fast. We learned a lot, and Doug decided to finish the 21 days then combine the Daniel fast menu and the diabetic menus to form his own modified diet. Praise The Lord!!! It is working!! His bible reading and prayer life has at least doubled and his pounds are shrinking off at a very steady and safe pace!!! 

We give God the praise because we know that all the knowledge for the proper way to diet came from Him, and I am so thankful He directs our lives so perfectly!!!